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FILE - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks at Capitol in Washington, March 28, 2022. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, asked the Justice Department to investigate whether David Bernhardt, a Trump administration Interior secretary, engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get a crucial permit for a housing project. Grijalva and Katie Porter of California say Bernhardt pushed for approval of the Villages at Vigneto, a proposed 28,000-home development in southern Arizona near the endangered San Pedro River. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks at Capitol in Washington, March 28, 2022. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, asked the Justice Department to investigate whether David Bernhardt, a Trump administration Interior secretary, engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get a crucial permit for a housing project. Grijalva and Katie Porter of California say Bernhardt pushed for approval of the Villages at Vigneto, a proposed 28,000-home development in southern Arizona near the endangered San Pedro River. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo Interior Secretary David Bernhardt testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the FY'21 budget in Washington. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Bernhardt, a Trump administration Interior secretary, engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get a crucial permit for a housing project. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo Interior Secretary David Bernhardt testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the FY'21 budget in Washington. Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Bernhardt, a Trump administration Interior secretary, engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get a crucial permit for a housing project. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)